March 23, 20232 yr I need each of you that live within the central Texas area to venmo me ten dollars. Didn't know ya'all were doing this well, hanging with the big boys: Average Reported Income Per IRS Tax Return, 2020 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara $190,372 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk $167,802 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley $154,404 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue $117,955 Boston-Cambridge-Newton $115,236 Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown $106,333 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria $102,776 New York-Newark-Jersey City $96,519 North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton $95,466 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood $91,372 Miami-Ft Lauderdale-Pompano Beach $88,798 Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington $88,400 Raleigh-Cary $87,448 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington $86,830 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura $86,180 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad $85,745 Madison $85,306 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin $85,023 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson $84,748 Cape Coral-Ft Myers $84,714 Albany-Schenectady-Troy $84,455 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro $84,241 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim $83,522 Durham-Chapel Hill $83,399 Dallas-Ft Worth-Arlington $83,163 Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown $81,481 Nashville-Murfreesboro-Frankin $81,270 Charleston-North Charleston $80,932 Salt Lake City $80,850 Omaha-Council Bluffs $80,059 Boise $78,890 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia $78,300 Anchorage $78,150 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom $77,520 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land $77,252 Worcester $76,712 Richmond $76,624 Des Moines-West Des Moines $76,436 St Louis $76,364 Kansas City $76,319 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta $76,309 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler $75,883 Milwaukee-Waukesha $75,856 Cincinnati $75,558 New Haven-Milford $75,260 Jacksonville $74,965 Honolulu $74,187 Grand Rapids-Kentwood $73,882 Pittsburgh $73,585 Birmingham-Hoover $73,274 Colorado Springs $72,398 Columbus $72,351 Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson $71,720 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn $71,558 Knoxville $71,549 Providence-Warwick $71,196 Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater $71,019 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton $70,563 Wichita $69,833 Harrisburg-Carlisle $69,645 Cleveland-Elyria $69,060 Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise $68,487 San Antonio-New Braunfels $67,388 Louisville $66,851 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News $66,308 Syracuse $65,869 Akron $65,677 Oklahoma City $65,859 Springfield(MA) $65,260 Rochester $65,020 Tulsa $64,497 Buffalo-Cheektowaga $64,075 Greenville-Anderson $64,058 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway $64,025 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford $63,045 Baton Rouge $63,030 Tucson $62,998 Stockton $62,899 Memphis $62,604 Dayton-Kettering $62,155 Albuquerque $61,812 New Orleans $61,755 Winston-Salem $61,016 Columbia(SC) $60,683 Toledo $60,750 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond $60,068 Greensboro-High Point $59,766 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario $58,103 Fresno $55,584 Bakersfield $54,285 Lakeland-Winter Haven $51,605 El Paso $45,197 McAllen-Edinburgh-Mission $39,067 Source: https://www.irs.gov/statistics/soi-t...unty-data-2020
March 23, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Sawbonz said: Pflugerville probably dragging it down some them and the poor people in Manor.
March 23, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, closetohumping said: Source: https://www.irs.gov/statistics/soi-t...unty-data-2020 the source website doesn't work. looks like it "..." some of the name. Can you please repost?
March 23, 20232 yr Weird thing is that even if doing well, it sure as hell don't feel like it. Any sort of "dream home" is $1.5 million here. Anything sub-$800k or so is relatively modest. Seriously, who is filling all these million-dollar plus homes in the city that have $20,000 in property taxes annually? I get lawyers/doctors/tech founders... but damn are there that many?
March 23, 20232 yr Author Just now, FirstTimeCaller said: Weird thing is that even if doing well, it sure as hell don't feel like it. Any sort of "dream home" is $1.5 million here. Anything sub-$800k or so is relatively modest. Seriously, who is filling all these million-dollar plus homes in the city that have $20,000 in property taxes annually? I get lawyers/doctors/tech founders... but damn are there that many? This is a shakedown. It's Surly posters. I didn't know these guys were doing so well. I need money, and I got dirt. PMs being sent now. 10 minutes ago, crash_davis said: the source website doesn't work. looks like it "..." some of the name. Can you please repost? https://www.irs.gov/statistics/soi-tax-stats-county-data-2020
March 23, 20232 yr Harlingen-Brownsville outshined by those elitist pigs in McAllen-Mission. Fuck. And damn SA get your shit together.
March 23, 20232 yr Author 31 minutes ago, crash_davis said: them and the poor people in Manor. Them hillbillies in Buda and Kyle
March 23, 20232 yr 6 minutes ago, closetohumping said: Them hillbillies in Buda and Kyle But it's not your father's Buda/Kyle anymore. Shit's changed.
March 23, 20232 yr Author Just now, Shaggy3.0 said: But it's not your father's Buda/Kyle anymore. Shit's changed. Like indoor plumbing shit?
March 23, 20232 yr It’s crazy to see that number for Houston and think about how much more our household income is and how I don’t feel rich. At all. Well, I know I am not but damn, a lot of poverty in this city.
March 23, 20232 yr Author 8 minutes ago, ClubWhatever said: I did not think Cheektowaga was that prosperous. I think I dated an Indian girl with that name. Feather, not dot.
March 23, 20232 yr 10 minutes ago, Patricio Swayze said: It’s crazy to see that number for Houston and think about how much more our household income is and how I don’t feel rich. At all. Well, I know I am not but damn, a lot of poverty in this city. Right there with you. It’s damn near impossible to own a home inside 610 with less than $250k/$300k per year.
March 23, 20232 yr Right there with you. It’s damn near impossible to own a home inside 610 with less than $250k/$300k per year.Yep. Especially with a family. Therefore, it’s the burbs for me!It’s ok, I am so sick all the fucking asshole drivers in Houston.
March 23, 20232 yr Sorry, this post is hard to read from the back seat of my chauffer-driven Bentley. Can you post a summary of your point? Shit, maybe it's hard to read because of the Grey Poupon I accidentally got on my phone screen. Guess I'll have my assistant buy me a new phone.
March 23, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Sawbonz said: Pflugerville probably dragging it down some It is always @Derka's fault. 16 minutes ago, pearlandhorn said: Right there with you. It’s damn near impossible to own a home inside 610 with less than $250k/$300k per year. Not if you bought between 2008 and 2013.
March 23, 20232 yr 4 minutes ago, Brisketexan said: Sorry, this post is hard to read from the back seat of my chauffer-driven Bentley. Can you post a summary of your point? Shit, maybe it's hard to read because of the Grey Poupon I accidentally got on my phone screen. Guess I'll have my assistant buy me a new phone. fucking Brisket is Thomas J Henry????
March 23, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, Brisketexan said: Sorry, this post is hard to read from the back seat of my chauffer-driven Bentley. Can you post a summary of your point? Shit, maybe it's hard to read because of the Grey Poupon I accidentally got on my phone screen. Guess I'll have my assistant buy me a new phone. Who has a chauffer drive a Bentley? You're supposed to drive those yourself. Get a Rolls if you want to be driven.
March 23, 20232 yr fucking Brisket is Thomas J Henry???? That motherfuckers commercials run every other minute down along the coastal bend. My dad hates it haha.
March 23, 20232 yr Author 5 minutes ago, Dahobbs said: Who has a chauffer drive a Bentley? You're supposed to drive those yourself. Get a Rolls if you want to be driven. Yep. Brisket is what we would call noveau riche 6 minutes ago, Patricio Swayze said: That motherfuckers commercials run every other minute down along the coastal bend. My dad hates it haha. The guy is a schmuck
March 23, 20232 yr Just now, closetohumping said: Yep. Brisket is what we would call noveau riche If I was to come into a serious sum of money, I'd absolutely be gauche and tacky. But in unique and eccentric ways that you wouldn't even expect.
March 23, 20232 yr If I was to come into a serious sum of money, I'd absolutely be gauche and tacky. But in unique and eccentric ways that you wouldn't even expect.Like bedazzle your ballsack with rubies and emeralds? Been on my list of wants for awhile too.
March 23, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Liquor and Poker said: People living very well in Anchorage. Washed out by the COL up there
March 23, 20232 yr 20 minutes ago, Dahobbs said: Who has a chauffer drive a Bentley? You're supposed to drive those yourself. Get a Rolls if you want to be driven. the queen?
March 23, 20232 yr If they included Midland-Odessa, I bet it would smoke everyone on that list. I know of several dozen people, personally, with just high school education making easy six figures, some are even mid to high six figures. CHIEF
March 23, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, gsoda3 said: the queen? I assume Brisket isn't posting from a casket on his fair well tour.
March 23, 20232 yr 21 minutes ago, Patricio Swayze said: Like bedazzle your ballsack with rubies and emeralds? Been on my list of wants for awhile too. Not sure why you want Brisket's ballsack covered in rubies and emeralds, but totally not judging.
March 23, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, Sawbonz said: Pflugerville probably dragging it down some FOH with that nonsense, you think Baris is cheap eats?
March 23, 20232 yr 6 minutes ago, Parliament said: I grew up close to Toledo, FWIW. They got a good bar there, across from the depot.
March 23, 20232 yr Not sure why you want Brisket's ballsack covered in rubies and emeralds, but totally not judging.Obviously for my trophy room in the guest house of my summer house in Monaco.
March 23, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, Sawbonz said: Pflugerville probably dragging it down some If by Pflugerville you mean Derka, then yes.
March 23, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Brisketexan said: If I was to come into a serious sum of money, I'd absolutely be gauche and tacky. But in unique and eccentric ways that you wouldn't even expect. We all know you would buy Truth Social for treefiddy, rebrand it as “The Ledge” and grift us Surly libtards with January 6th commission commemorative coins and shit.
March 23, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Patricio Swayze said: Like bedazzle your ballsack with rubies and emeralds? Been on my list of wants for awhile too. 6 minutes ago, Goredho said: We all know you would buy Truth Social for treefiddy, rebrand it as “The Ledge” and grift us Surly libtards with January 6th commission commemorative coins and shit. Gotdamn, this place is a free idea generator -- keep 'em coming, gents!
March 24, 20232 yr 18 hours ago, crash_davis said: them and the poor people in Manor. But Frame Switch balances them out.
March 24, 20232 yr 16 hours ago, Brisketexan said: Sorry, this post is hard to read from the back seat of my chauffer-driven Bentley. Can you post a summary of your point? Shit, maybe it's hard to read because of the Grey Poupon I accidentally got on my phone screen. Guess I'll have my assistant buy me a new phone. So, just the average West Austin lawyer?
March 24, 20232 yr 16 hours ago, Brisketexan said: If I was to come into a serious sum of money, I'd absolutely be gauche and tacky. But in unique and eccentric ways that you wouldn't even expect. My 84 year old brother is worth upwards of 8 figures. He has two Mercedes & a Jeep Wrangler in his garage, but his daily driver is a 1997 Saturn sedan. And he wears jorts with his t-shirts in the summer.
March 24, 20232 yr 3 minutes ago, Armybrat said: My 84 year old brother is worth upwards of 8 figures. He has two Mercedes & a Jeep Wrangler in his garage, but his daily driver is a 1997 Saturn sedan. And he wears jorts with his t-shirts in the summer. Money can’t buy class
March 24, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, Helobious said: Money can’t buy class True, but he was an accountant.
March 24, 20232 yr I read somewhere that a $100k salary in NYC feels like $36k when adjusting for all the factors, etc. I’d be curious to see that same treatment for cities like Austin and even Houston and Dallas, where nominally on paper it seems like you make a lot of money, but it doesn’t “feel” like it at the end of the month or year. edit to add: link https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-15/new-york-city-prices-make-100-000-salary-feel-like-35-000#xj4y7vzkg Edited March 24, 20232 yr by HamsterHookah
March 24, 20232 yr 17 hours ago, Gunsup said: This list is incomplete without Odessa near the top of the standings. You ain't kidding. Lot of wealth in the Midland Basin.
March 24, 20232 yr 52 minutes ago, HamsterHookah said: I read somewhere that a $100k salary in NYC feels like $36k when adjusting for all the factors, etc. I’d be curious to see that same treatment for cities like Austin and even Houston and Dallas, where nominally on paper it seems like you make a lot of money, but it doesn’t “feel” like it at the end of the month or year. edit to add: link https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-15/new-york-city-prices-make-100-000-salary-feel-like-35-000#xj4y7vzkg Now add in child support and the actual cost of supporting your kids (sports fees, coaching, cars and insurance, clothes, etc) and it's even worse. But I digress.
March 24, 20232 yr 18 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said: Yep. Especially with a family. Therefore, it’s the burbs for me! It’s ok, I am so sick all the fucking asshole drivers in Houston. Not even that easy in the burbs (obv depends which). I got very lucky we skipped the whole "1st house" thing and went straight into the upper end of the "second" from the get go. Would be very difficult to wrap my head around today, even with very good jobs.
March 24, 20232 yr 14 minutes ago, longhornmatt said: During the early 2010s oil boom, Midland was the highest per capita income city in the country for a few years, ahead of Greenwich and the affluent Silicon Valley cities. I assume last year with $100 dollar oil was probably the same. Of course, 2020 probably had it at the bottom of the list. Shit, they had a Rolls Royce dealership in the 1980’s. Smallest city in the World to have that dealership. CHIEF
March 24, 20232 yr The thing is, my wife and don’t like to overextend ourselves financially. We pay down our credit card balance every month (but everything on it for the points so it’s easier to travel to Brazil). So even with a household income over $200k, which apparently is well above the average, I don’t feel comfortable going all McMansion. Not only do I think it’s unnecessary, but having a big house for the sake of keeping up with the Jones’s doesn’t interest me.
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